Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate announced her retirement in front of sold out crowd in Madison Square Garden last month. Tate was trying to rebound after losing her title to Amanda Nunes at UFC 200 this past July, but was dominated for three rounds by Raquel Pennington at UFC 205.

“El Matador” will be making his eighth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, a promotion with which the 26-year-old has had much success to date. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he trains at the famed Roufusport gym, Sanchez is riding a recent string of success, having won nine of his last 11 contests, including three of the past four. Six of Sanchez’s 13 career victories have come by way of knockout or submission, with five of the finishes ending in the opening frame. Sanchez was supposed to compete against A.J. McKee at “Bellator 167: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo 2,” but was forced out of the bout after suffering multiple muscle strains during training. Since signing with Bellator MMA, “El Matador” has competed against a who’s who of talent, facing names the likes of: Pat Curran, Justin Lawrence, Henry Corrales, and Daniel Weichel.

According to sources, the fight is still on, but the stakes will be different for each fighter. If Holloway wins, he will still get the interim title. Should Pettis win, he will not. Pettis will also have to forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Holloway for missing the weight.

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After former WWE Superstar CM Punk finally made his debut this past Septemeber, at UFC 203, most fans and fighters were questioning whether Punk should be given another opportunity in the UFC. Punk signed with the promotion in 2014 having zero martial arts experience and only a background in the make believe world of the WWE. Most people thought Punk was going to get destroyed quickly and as it turned out they were correct. Roufusport’s head coach Duke Roufus talked to MMAfighting’s Ariel Helwani earlier this week about Punk’s debut and where he goes next.

Per the terms of the agreement, Jones, 29, will be suspended for one year, retroactive to July 6, 2016 because that's the date the results of his June 16 failed drug test were revealed. Jones will not be fined, per sources.

Pettis, who was clearly disappointed when talking about missing weight for the first time in his ten-year career, said he has turned his phone off and is not interested in hearing what anyone has to say about his misfortunes.

Those plans also hit a snag, however, when Holloway stepped on the scale at 145 pounds, while Pettis, who is making his second appearance at featherweight, had a difficult weight cut and missed the mark. He weighed 148 pounds. Fighters in a championship fight are not afforded the same one-pound allowance as non-title fight competitors, so he was a full three pounds above the 145-pound cutoff.

Under the suspension, Diaz was barred from competing in Nevada or corning fighters, including his brother Nate. Diaz hasn’t fought since January 2015, but the door is now open for him to step back into the cage and also to serve as a cornerman.

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On Episode 3 of UFC 206 Embedded, welterweight Matt Brown does some last-minute media training with his son Hunter. Featherweight title contender Anthony Pettis trains to sync his brain and his body. In the Denver airport, coach Trevor Wittman shows off his mixed martial arts craft skills. Welterweight Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone arrives in Toronto and reveals the true extent of his eye injury, then says hello to teammate and UFC 206 middleweight Tim Kennedy. Featherweight title contender Max Holloway starts his fight week duties, and featherweight opponents Cub Swanson and Dooho Choi get settled in. UFC 206 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the stacked card at UFC 206, taking place Saturday, December 10th live on Pay-Per-View and UFC.TV. SUBSCRIBE to get all the latest UFC content: https://www.youtube.com/ufc Connect with UFC Online and on Social Website: http://www.ufc.com Follow UFC Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ufc Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ufc Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ufc Snapchat: UFC Periscope: http://Periscope.

Invicta Fighting Championships has announced four new match-ups for Invicta FC 21: Anderson vs. Tweet. The historic Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo. once again hosts the leader in women’s mixed martial arts for the organization’s first event of the new year on Saturday, Jan. 14.

Just last week UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy launched a fighter association with GSP, TJ Dillashaw, Cain Velasquez and Donald Cerrone. This directly puts Kennedy at odds with some of the UFC’s current business practices, and today he came face-to-face with Dana White for the first time.

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley doesn’t seem to be too interested in rematch with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson right now. Ever since UFC 205 Woodley has been in search of a big fight, like with fellow UFC champ Conor McGregor, and now the recently freed Nick Diaz.

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has been making headlines for the past month for all sorts of reasons but is only just now starting to clear the air. First there was his gruesome eye injury that was posted to his Instagram with no explanation, and then he appeared on the front lines of MMA’s newest fighter association during their launch.